Draw the index finger separate from the other fingers (it will be on the trigger) and draw the overall shape of the other fingers combined.

Anime hand holding sword fingers and thumb and index proportions

This step by step in tutorial shows how to draw anime, manga or comic book style hands holding various objects. The examples include hands holding a knife, sword, shopping bag, phone, gun and pen or pencil. These examples can also be applied to drawing real hands.

Get the overall proportions of the the hand. It can be a little more difficult to draw the palm part of the hand in this view.

How to Draw a Hand Gripping Something with Easy to Follow Steps Step 1

You can erase the invisible part of the hand if you have not done so in the previous step and draw in the details.

Use the ovals from previous steps to help you draw the actual shapes of the fingers. Also draw a fat oval as seen above.

Draw in the details of the hand and knife. You can also go over the drawing with darker cleaner lines.

– Draw a few more curved lines…to finish off the nails and to draw wrinkles.

Since the other fingers are not fully visible in this view it can be difficult to draw them in the correct position and proportions. Therefore it is a good idea to fully draw out each finger from the base to the tip with light lines (you can erase the invisible parts later).

You can also apply the same view of the hand and the same steps when drawing it holding other type of of objects and you can flip the object to point upwards instead of downwards. For example you can also draw a club or a sword. You can also rotate the hand and draw it holding on to something like a handrail.

You may also want to see the How to Draw Anime and Manga Hands Step by Step.

Anime hand holding shopping bag fingers and thumb proportions

Draw the base of the thumb and then the thumb itself. The different shapes can overlap each other but you can erase the overlapping lines as you continue drawing so that your sketch wont get too cluttered.

Start with the major shapes of the hand. Draw the palm and the base of the thumb.

Drawing hands on their own can be quite complicated. Drawing hands that are holding something can be even more tricky as parts of the hand can be covered by the object making it even more difficult to get the correct placement and proportions of different parts of the hand.

Draw the thumb and the index finger and afterwards draw in the pen or pencil.

For the sake of the tutorial some parts of the hand are shown as see through to make it easier to see other parts. You don’t need to worry about this in your drawing.

Hands are probably the hardest parts of the body to draw. That is why I have decided to add a few hand drawing tutorials. In this tutorial I will show you how to draw a hand gripping an item. The fingers and thumb are wrapping around this object and firmly holding it in place. I will guide you thru the step by step process of drawing this hand holding the object.

As already mentioned you can use the examples in this tutorial to draw the hands holding other objects. You can also draw the hands in other views using the same principles by starting with a rough sketch, drawing the major parts of the hand first and working your way down to the details. If you are having trouble drawing the parts that are not fully visible try and draw the hand as “see through” to help you place them correctly.

Because in this case we will have the index finger pointing slightly away from the other fingers we will draw it separately. You can start drawing the rest of the fingers as one big shape (same as in the first example).

Just as the previous example you can also use this view and position of the hand to show it holding other objects or holding on to things in a more relaxed manner.

Although later on most of the hand will be covered b the phone you should again draw the major shapes of the hand same as in previous examples to avoid making mistakes later on.

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To help you this tutorial shows some examples of drawing objects that you are very likely to see in an anime, manga or comic books.

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Draw in the overall shape of the fingers and then draw the thumb base followed by the thumb itself.

Anime hand holding pen or pencil thumb and index finger proportions

Always be sure to compare the different proportions of the hand to one another to help avoid mistakes. Hands are difficult to draw so don’t get discouraged if your drawings don’t come out right the first time. Keep practicing.